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Old 7th February 2010 | 00:55
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Norman Stanley Fletcher
 
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I concur with WWW. Overall easyJet is a good airline to work for. That does not mean that we do not have significant issues, particularly in regard to the terms and conditions of new joiners. Nonetheless as WWW says, we work hard, get paid well if you have worked there a few years and we are making money. We are about to have a bit of an exodus to sandier climbs for reasons best known to those who are on their way. I personally am a total loss to understand why anyone who has a choice would work for companies like Qatar, but in the end it is all horses for courses. The lure of that long-haul job flying bigger jets seems just too much and when weighing up the options all common sense and rational thought seems to fly out the window. We have also hacked off so many people that they are actively looking elsewhere, which is a real shame. For all easyJet's faults, it is a fair place to work where race, religion or nationality play no part in your advancement within the company. We have come to take that for granted, and it is only when you see what passes for normality within Middle Eastern companies that you realise just how forturnate you are. Those clamouring to go to the sandpit will soon grasp what a perilous place it can be for the innocent of heart, who believe that those nice promises made at the interview have any basis in fact. EasyJet is not perfect, but thinking there is a promised land out there just desperate to clasp you to its bosom is extremely unwise and can lead to career suicide. I for one will be staying Orange a little bit longer.
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